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Margaret Cho is getting real. The veteran comic will vent about dealing with anger, heartbreak and world issues when she performs Sunday through Wednesday at Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia. "It's a deep show," Cho says. "I think that's good. But you get older and hopefully you get deeper. But I am dealing with rage like everybody else. How about that poor woman who was shot while teaching her daughter to drive. It's such a crazy world out there." Cho, 46, stands out as a provocateur in a politically correct world. The unpredictable humorist of Korean descent stirred things up recently when she appeared in a military uniform as a North Korean...

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Margaret Cho is getting real. The veteran comic will vent about dealing with anger, heartbreak and world issues when she performs Sunday through Wednesday at Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia.
"It's a deep show," Cho says. "I think that's...

Suddenly, satire is the great issue of our time.Last month, North Korea's Stalinist dictatorship launched a cyberattack, accompanied by threats of physical violence, against the makers and distributors of a silly film that dared to violate the cult of...

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I sure hope the next administration has some people in it who possess something called a spine. Oh,...

Want to spend Christmas Day thumbing your nose at North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un by seeing "The Interview" in a theater? Just head to the Poconos.The controversial movie starring Seth Rogen and James Franco is only being shown in one...

Microsoft Xbox Live and Sony PlayStation Network, the Internet services video gamers use to play online, have been hit by connection failures on Christmas Day, with the hackers Lizard Squad claiming responsibility.
The group, which took credit for an...

"The Interview," the Sony Pictures film about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, opened in more than 300 movie theaters across the United States on Christmas Day, drawing many sell-out audiences and statements by...

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Instead of waiting until after the fact to warn North Korea of a "proportionate response" at a...

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The textile factories producing "made in China" goods from compounds just across the Yalu River from North Korea offer a glimpse into a hidden world that is helping North Korea's economy to thrive.
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DANDONG, China — When it comes to North Korea, there is no end to the conspiracy theories.
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North Korea's foreign minister on Tuesday denounced criticism of Pyongyang's human rights record, dismissing a U.N. report that concluded crimes against humanity were committed there and telling the top U.N. rights body that the United States is engaged...

Despite the danger posed by Islamic State and other extremist groups, the nation's top intelligence official warned Thursday that sophisticated cyberattacks like the recent hack of Sony Pictures posed a greater threat to the United States.
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A prominent North Korean defector who fled a prison camp and became the face of international efforts to hold the country accountable for widespread human rights abuses has changed important parts of his life story.
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The FBI director revealed new details Wednesday about the stunning cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., part of the Obama administration's effort to challenge persistent skepticism about whether North Korea's government was...

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Sony Pictures Entertainment announced Wednesday that it would continue its rollout of "The Interview" by adding new video-on-demand platforms, pay-per-view services and about 200 more theaters.
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Opening a new front in its cyber spat with North Korea, the United States slapped new sanctions Friday on government officials and the North's defense industry in its first public act of retribution for a cyberattack against Sony. Despite lingering...

Amy Pascal, long considered one of the most powerful women in Hollywood — and a throwback to old-school moviemaking — is stepping down from her co-chair job at Sony Pictures Entertainment in the wake of the devastating cyberattack that crippled the...